http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...e-chairman-Peter-Coates-fits-for-FA-role.html STOKE chairman Peter Coates is a prime candidate to become one of the most powerful men in English football. Boltonâs relegation means chairman Phil Gartside will have to give up his position as one of three Premier League representatives on the 14-strong FA Board. And the smart money would be on Gartsideâs replacement being Bet365 founder Coates, who is well-liked and not short of an opinion on how the game should be run. He believed Fabio Capello should have been sacked as England boss after the 2010 World Cup. He supported the FAâs stance over the Capello-John Terry issue but seemed to favour Harry Redknapp as the Italianâs replacement. Top-flight clubs will vote for a new FA board representative at their summer meeting next week. They will also have to choose FA Council members to replace both Gartside and Jez Moxey, chief executive of fellow Premier League drop-outs Wolves. Another new face will replace Hampshire FA chief John Ward, 70, who is retiring from his role representing the National Game.
